School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.9049 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Cape Verde, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Cape Verde is 0.9049 GPIA, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Cape Verde peaked at 1.78 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4115 GPIA, in 2015.
Cape Verde ranks 64th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.22 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 1.51 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.59 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.77 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1.59 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.59 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.56 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.62 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.67 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.78 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6137 GPIA | -65.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6379 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4115 GPIA | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7743 GPIA | +88.2% |
| 2017 | 0.551 GPIA | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 0.731 GPIA | +32.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9049 GPIA | +23.8% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.9049 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08 GPIA, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.9049 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7325 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +88.2% | 0.4115 GPIA | 0.7743 GPIA |
| 2013 | -65.6% | 1.78 GPIA | 0.6137 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.77 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9697 GPIA | 0.4115 GPIA | 1.78 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 48.74 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 58.16 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Cape Verde?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Cape Verde was 0.9049 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4115 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Cape Verde ranks 64th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release